GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| dilute | attenuate |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |